Chapter 71 - Shadows
The ride to Isiah’s mansion was taken with all the frenetic energy Maybell had to spare, it was as if time felt like a weight upon her soul and her heart, and the pressure of Maybells need to see Isiah, to finally put an end to this nightmare that seemed to have entrapped their love.
The sun was long past the edge of the horizon, but starburst oranges and pinks dazzled the maroon skies above the city making everything seem idyllic despite the cold airs that dashed over the sidewalks and nipped almost happily at Maybells damp curls, and slipped through the small gaps in her coat as she pulled up to Isiah’s home.
The Lee’s mansion was both a welcome and anxiety relieving sight that helped to cool some of the heedless intensity in her heart, but predictably a small c
